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Table of Contents
Compliances........................................................................................................................................... 3
1. Hardware Overview ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 Bracket Details and Sizes................................................................................................................ 5
2. Install the Hardware............................................................................................................................. 6
3. Connect the Cables.............................................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Cable Layouts................................................................................................................................ 8
4. Software Requirements...................................................................................................................... 11
5. Accessing the Camera........................................................................................................................ 11
6. Recommended Camera Position......................................................................................................... 12
7. Maintenance / Storage....................................................................................................................... 14
Appendix ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Contact Information.............................................................................................................................. 16
The ARH FreewayCAM ANPR digital camera family complies with the European CE requirements specified in the
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.
The ANPR cameras conform to the following Product Specifications:
Emission:
EN 55022, EN 55024
Immunity:
EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8, -11
ARH Inc. ("the Company") hereby declares that the FreewayCAM ANPR camera family placed on the European
Community market by the Company after 1st July 2006 are compliant with EC Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restrict
of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (commonly known as the EU RoHS
Directive.)
Compliance with RoHS means that where the product falls under the scope of the EU RoHS Directive, the product
does not contain the following substances:
- Mercury (Hg) 0.1%
- Lead (Pb) 0.1%
- Cadmium (Cd) 0.01%
- Hexavalent Chromium (Cr+6) 0.1%
- Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) 0.1%
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) 0.1%
above the indicated maximum concentration values by weight in homogeneous materials unless the substance is
subject to an exemption specified in the Directive or in subsequent Commission Decisions.
This declaration represents the Company's best knowledge, which is partially based on information provided by
third party suppliers.
WARNING
The camera and the illuminators emit invisible, high power infrared light. Do not
look directly into the light to avoid the risk of eye damage!
Sunshield
Red status LED Light sensor Green status LED Wall bracket
Camera optics
Infrared LEDs
behind the
protecting
plate
Camera front
NOTE: Remove protective film from the protecting plate (on the camera front) before using the FreewayCAM.
1. Loosen the camera fastening screw on the bottom of the bracket. (Use size 5 Allen key).
IMPORTANT: SEAL THE UNUSED CABLE ENDINGS (END SLEEVES) BEFORE CONNECTING TO POWER IN
ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGES DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT!
1. Ethernet
2. User I/O
1. Opto Out G ()
2. Serial RX
3. Serial TX
4. Opto In S (+)
5. Opto In G ()
6. Opto Out S (+)
7. (Green/Yellow) Serial GND
3. Power&Illuminator
1. AC
2. Illuminator Control #1
3. Illuminator Control #2
4. Illuminator Control Out +
5. Illuminator Control #3
6. AC
7. (Green/Yellow) Illuminator
Control Out -
4. Illuminator connector
5. Illuminator connector
6. Power
AC
AC
NOTE: The package contains 2pcs of illuminators: 1pc. illuminator 1 and 1pc. illuminator 2. Connect
illuminator cable#1 to Illuminator 1 and Illuminator cable#2 to Illuminator 2. Never use two illuminator 1 or two
illuminator 2 with one camera to avoid data collision when addressing illuminators.
To determine the ID of an illuminator (1 or 2), refer to the following stickers located at the back of the
illuminators:
AC AC
ETHERNET CABLE
POWER&ILLUMINATOR
CABLE
POWER SPECIFICATIONS:
The required input voltage is model dependent, please use the proper input according to your model!
Please consider voltage drop if you use cables!
TRIGGER SPECIFICATION:
Input: min. 5V, max. 12V Logic Output: min. 5V, max. 12V, max. 10mA
Pulse width: min. 1 ms
The serial port of the camera complies with the RS 232 standard.
Software requirements:
NOTE: To enable all camera functions, enable and update JavaScript and ActiveX controls in your browser.
4. Soon, the ping package returns: Reply from 192.0.2.3. If not, power off then on and enter the previous
ping command again.
5. Start a browser then enter the default IP address of the camera into the address bar (http://192.0.2.3).
After this, the camera starts with administrator privileges, ready to be set up and configured.
NOTE: To enable all camera functions, enable (and update) JavaScript and ActiveX controls in your browser.
6. Configure the Camera
The camera must be configured before using. With the Configuration Wizard, the camera features (e.g. zoom,
triggering etc.) can be set up quickly and easily. Of course, the use of the Wizard is optional camera
properties can be set up manually as well.
The distance between the camera and plate is also important. If the camera is too far from the plate, the characters
may not be large enough for recognizing them. In this case, zoom-in until you reach the proper size. If the distance
is too short it may happen that a part of the plate is over the cameras field of view (when the vehicle is near to the
side of the lane or the plate is not at the middle of the vehicle).
From the point of ANPR/LPR the most important is the size of the characters on the image. For English characters it
is recommended to have at least 16 pixel average character height, for Arabic or other special characters it is
recommended to have 20 pixel height (due to they are more calligraphic than the English characters). The too
large characters are also not suitable for ANPR, therefore try to avoid settings where the character size is greater
than 50 pixels in height. A line width of a character on the image should be at least 2 pixels.
The cameras are designed for 24/7/365 work for every weather condition and they do not need special
maintenance. Please keep clean the camera front. During the cleaning process, avoid scratching the front cover.
Do not use the camera without its sun-shield in hot environment, because it was specially designed to provide
proper air-cooling.
The cameras should be stored in low humidity environment in temperature range of -35 C to + 55 C. Always use
the sealing caps on the connectors to keep the camera unit waterproof! If you miss to use it, the warranty will be
void!
Windows Vista/Windows 7
Figure 1.
Windows XP
Linux Figure 2.
1. Open a terminal.
2. Enter the ifconfig command to see the reserved Ethernets (e.g. eth0).
3. Enter the following command: ifconfig eth:Y 192.0.2.25
where Y is a free eth (e.g. eth1) and 192.0.2.25 is a sample IP address.
Should you have any problem during operating the FreewayCAM cameras, our support team is at your disposal.
Please try to explain the problem as detailed as possible and do not forget to send the following information to
make it easier to help you:
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Before sending back a faulty device, always contact ARH Support Team.
Repairs may be executed by the manufacturer only!